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1. UP IN THE AIR
Colorado’s rural, mountainous counties that boast some of the most picturesque, yet isolated, scenery in the nation , after PILT money was left out of last week’s budget deal. It could impact the counties’ ability to provide services on federal lands.
2. ZOMBIE SUBDIVISIONS
Millions of these undeveloped lots plague parts of the Intermountain West, many requiring public services in remote neighborhoods that generate little tax revenue. The unfinished developments have become the according to a new report.
3. SNOW ON THE WAY
Denver’s roller-coaster weather reached temperatures in the 60s on Tuesday, but get ready for a winter blast on Wednesday. Here’s , and when.
4. OPEN CARRY IN CASTLE ROCK?
After nearly four hours of public comment, the Castle Rock Town Council voted to move in public buildings and parks late Tuesday night.
5. WHO’S POLICING BERTHOUD
Three months after , the town’s board of trustees met Tuesday evening to discuss the department’s best course of action moving forward. , both of which are costly, as the police department needs a virtual reboot.
6. RISING FROM THE RUBBLE
Today, it’s a seven-block section of dirt and concrete rubble. In a few months, the former St. Anthony Central Hospital complex will be .
7. NEW VIDEO OF ROB FORD SHOWS HIM SLURRING WORDS
The Toronto mayor, , later told reporters: “What I do in my personal life with my personal friends, that’s up to me.”
8. BRINGING ROMANCE TO CITY PARK NORTH
The neighborhood north of City Park has never been a food mecca, save for workers arriving at day’s end for a plateful of homemade food in their own dining rooms. But, . In other food news, we’ve got .
9. MAPLE LEAFS CHASE AVS GOALIE
The last time Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov absorbed a loss was more than a month ago, on Dec. 10 — when last-minute shoppers had an eternity to prepare for Christmas. But, at the Pepsi Center.
10. SUPER BOWL TRASH TALK
The trash talking is already in full swing around Denver before the Super Bowl, with — namely their cornerback Richard Sherman. Meanwhile the for Sherman. Tired of waiting for the big game? Take our .
